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#508caa color: Cosmopolitan

#508caa is rgb(80, 140, 170) in RGB and oklch(61.138% 0.07729 231.667) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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200°
100%

61.1%
0.077
232°
  • Sky blue
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Dusty
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • cyan-600
  • Black 33%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.70:1Hard to read
Lc -70
Black text
5.67:1Readable · AA
Lc 40

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About #508caa

#508caa is a dusty sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 61.1% lightness, 0.077 chroma and a hue of 232°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.7:1 contrast and black text 5.67:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Cosmopolitan (#528bab). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-600.

More medium sky blue colors

Lighter: #508caa mixed with white

  1. 508caa
  2. 6297b2
  3. 74a2bb
  4. 85aec3
  5. 96b9cc
  6. a7c5d4
  7. b9d0dd
  8. cadce5
  9. dce7ee
  10. edf3f6

Darker: #508caa mixed with black

  1. 508caa
  2. 447993
  3. 39677d
  4. 2e5568
  5. 244353
  6. 1a333f
  7. 10232d
  8. 07141b
  9. 02070b
  10. 000101

Calmer: #508caa with less saturation

  1. 508caa
  2. 568ba6
  3. 5d8ba2
  4. 628a9f
  5. 68899b
  6. 6d8897
  7. 728793
  8. 76868f
  9. 7b858b
  10. 7f8487

Questions about #508caa

What color is #508caa?

#508caa is dusty sky blue. The closest named color is Cosmopolitan. In RGB it is rgb(80, 140, 170), in HSL hsl(200, 36%, 49.02%) and in OKLCH oklch(61.138% 0.07729 231.667).

What colors go well with #508caa?

The complementary color of #508caa is #a97658. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #439197 and #6a84b2. The triadic partners are #a87089 and #858850.

Is white or black text more readable on #508caa?

White text reads better on #508caa: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.7:1 and black gives 5.67:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #508caa a warm or cool color?

#508caa is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 232 degrees, its lightness 61.1% and its chroma 0.077.